Highway Patrol1955

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Narrator:
It is the job of all law enforcement agencies, and of the Highway Patrol in particular, to maintain a high standard of safety on our nation's roads. It is the obligation of conscientious citizens to exercise care in choosing and maintaining dependable, safe-driving automobiles. On the morning of May 15th, two young people purchased an old car, apparently the best they could afford, from a local used car dealer. But this was no ordinary young couple. The man was Steve Talbot, two-time loser on counts of armed robbery; the woman, his wife, Audrey. Her last mailing address was Tahachopee, a woman's prison in California. But Talbot wasn't satisfied. He had to pull one more job, and the car was part of his plan. [They drive to a bus stop] The Talbots could have afforded a better car, for the suitcase clutched by Audrey Talbot contained twenty thousand dollars in cash and gems, the take from Talbot's most recent holdup.